Grimm

Reinventing fairy tales is, it seems, the way we do things. From "Once Upon a Time" to whatever the spinoff for that turns out to look like to "Grimm," network television is taking a look at the fairy tale and figuring out what it ought to be in the 21st Century. There are other examples we could offer, but why? You are not here to read about that, only about the second season finale of "Grimm" which airs this very evening. So, we will tell you about it -- tonight is the second season finale of "Grimm." It is the 22nd episode of the season. Watch, enjoy, and hope for a great third season come the fall.

Past Events

As you well now by now, "Grimm" is an update/reimagining/what-have-you of the classic fairy tales by the brothers of the same name. The new season promises, as all the past seasons have, to expand the mythology upon which the show thrives. Not that it is solely about the mythology, but, if you've been watching we can't imagine that you haven't been intrigued by the mythological aspect.

The outlook is grim. We don't mean the outlook is grim for "Grimm," but we do mean that it's grim for us. You see, while we fully expect tonight's season finale to be an excellent episode, one which leaves us desperately wanting more, it's all rater grim that we're not going to get more for an extended period. That is, in a word, grim. The show will be back with new episodes next year (we like telling you that when we have such happy information, it makes everything less grim), but for now, this is it.

In March, NBC renewed "Grimm" for a fourth season. While that means we can all breathe a sigh of relief, it doesn't mean that we're out of the deep, dark woods quite yet. Oh no, tonight is only episode 20 of 22 and that means that a whole lot more can take place, and not all of it good, before the season draws to a close. Will everyone survive the season? Heck, will everyone survive tonight's episode? We don't know. We're going to have to tune in to find out and suggest you do the same.

Here it is, the return of "Grimm," and the return is going to feature Sharon Leal as a guest star. She plays, although you perhaps know this already, Hank's physical therapist. We are also told that tonight's episode is going to feature "a wesen with a unique ability." Later in the description the word "wesen" is followed by "'healer'" ("healer" being within quotes in the description). We will allow you to draw your own conclusions from what that statement.

NBC is programming something of a horror/fantasy block on Friday nights this season, starting with "Grimm" here at 9 and then following it up with "Dracula" at 10pm. You can insert your joke here about "Dateline" as the lead-in, but we're not going to do it for you. As for what to expect this season on "Grimm," well, we imagine that there will be bad guys who have some analogue in the world of fairy tales and that our heroes have to do battle with them. So, essentially, more of what you know and love from the show.

Nick discovers a Wesen with muse-like powers, being able to influence people be it in a positive manner or negative, and he must get close to her without losing who he is in the the process; Juliette arranges a dinner date with Nick to clear the air.

The last time we saw "Grimm," grim things were happening. Oh, there was a chance good would win, but we found ourselves wiht an overwhelming feeling of evil. We can't be too specific about it all, because the last new episode was all the way back before Thanksgiving and the feast of turducken has clouded our mind to all which came before. What we can say with certainty is this -- the series returns tonight and if they run one new episode a week every week, they'll hit episode 22 (for the season) in May. Thusly, we expect a good long run of new episodes, and one not clouded by turducken.

Upon reflection on an earlier arrest in his career and knowledge he's gotten from Nick, Hank wonders if there was truth to the man's claim of "self-defense against monsters"; Monroe gets involved in a situation that he did not foresee coming.

To this point in the second season of "Grimm" the new episodes have aired on Monday nights. We have gotten some Friday evening repeats, but tonight marks the first new Friday night episode of the season. With the TV season getting into full swing, the series is taking its regular Friday night time slot. What does that mean for you? Most basically it means that when you tune in on Friday nights you're going to get new episodes instead of the same one you saw the previous Monday. As someone once said, it's a good thing.

Fairy tales never really end, do they? Oh sure, you may get a 'and they lived happily ever after,' but you know that's not true -- there's always more to the story, there's always something that happens next. Welcome to season two of "Grimm," NBC's updated take on fairy tales and those Brothers Grimm or those Hunters Grimm or whatever they may actually be according to the show. All we know for sure is that there are foul doings afoot and that the number of people who can investigate and correct said doings are exceptionally limited.

When Nick and Juliette join Hank for dinner, Nick learns that Hank is dating the Hexenbiest, Adalind, who attacked his aunt; Captain Renard's position is threatened when a foreigner visits Portland; Monroe and Rosalee must help save Hank and Sgt. Wu.

"Grimm" has managed to carve out a little niche for itself here on NBC's Friday night lineup, getting renewed for a second season back in March. That means that "Grimm" will get a whole lot more time to continue to expand their new tales based on ancient legends and the mythology they've painstakingly created. Now, if ever a series felt like the kind of show that was going to give us some sort of last second, story-changing, cliffhanger finale, it's "Grimm." You're not going to want to miss tonight's episode.